Soul: Disney + / Palm Springs: Hulu and Neon
“Palm Springs”, “Soul” and “Da 5 Bloods” were among the main winners of the Critics Choice Super Awards on Sunday night, a curious award show that was launched during a year in which the type of film that exists to celebrate it was practically absent from the screens.
The awards were created by the Critics Choice Association to honor action, horror, science fiction, superheroes, comics and cartoons – the commercial genres whose films were largely removed from the release schedule when COVID-19 restrictions caused the closing of the movie theaters. As a result, the Best Action Film category was won by Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods”, in which the action sequences are peripheral, at best; and the award for Best Science Fiction / Fantasy Film went to “Palm Springs”, a comedy in the style of “Groundhog Day”, whose premise of a time loop was enough to qualify it in the category.
Other winning films included “Soul” (best animated film) by Pete Docter, “The Old Guard” (best superhero film) by Gina Prince-Bythewood and “The Invisible Man” (best horror film) by Leigh Whannell .
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“Palm Springs” and “Soul” won three awards each for leading all the films, with “Birds of Prey”, “Da 5 Bloods” and “The Invisible Man” winning two each. The acting awards went to Delroy Lindo for “Da 5 Bloods”, Ewan McGregor and Margot Robbie for “Birds of Prey”, Vince Vaughn for “Freaky”, Elisabeth Moss for “The Invisible Man”, Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti for ” Palm Springs, ”Jim Carrey for“ Sonic the Hedgehog ”, Betty Gilpin for“ The Hunt ”and voice actors Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey for“ Soul ”.
In the television categories, where the field of contenders was not as limited as in the cinema, the big winner was the Amazon series “The Boys”, which won four awards, including Best Superhero Series. “Vikings” won for Best Action Series, “Lovecraft Country” for Best Horror Series, “The Mandalorian” for Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy Series and “BoJack Horseman” for Best Animation Series.
In the cinema and television categories, Netflix won five awards and Amazon, Disney + and Universal, four each.
Kevin Smith and Dani Fernandez hosted the virtual ceremony, which aired on The CW.
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The winners:
MOVIE CATEGORIES
Best Action Film: “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix)
Best Actor in an Action Film: Delroy Lindo, “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix)
Best Actress in an Action Film: Betty Gilpin, “The Hunt” (Universal)
Best Animated Film: “Soul” (Disney +)
Best voice actor in animated film: Jamie Foxx, “Soul” (Disney +)
Best Voice Actress in Animated Film: Tina Fey, “Soul” (Disney +)
Best Superhero Movie: “The Old Guard” (Netflix)
Best actor in a superhero movie: Ewan McGregor, “Birds of Prey” (Warner Bros.)
Best actress in superhero film: Margot Robbie, “Birds of Prey” (Warner Bros.)
Best Horror Movie: “The Invisible Man” (Universal)
Best Actor in a Horror Movie: Vince Vaughn, “Freaky” (Universal)
Best Actress in a Horror Film: Elisabeth Moss, “The Invisible Man” (Universal)
Best Science Fiction / Fantasy Moviand: “Palm Springs” (Hulu and NEON)
Best actor in a science fiction / fantasy film: Andy Samberg, “Palm Springs” (Hulu and NEON)
Best actress in a science fiction / fantasy film: Cristin Milioti, “Palm Springs” (Hulu and NEON)
Best villain in a movie: Jim Carrey, “Sonic The Hedgehog” (Paramount)
SERIES CATEGORIES
Best Action Series: “Vikings” (History)
Best actor in an action series: Daveed Diggs, “Snowpiercer” (TNT)
Best Actress in an Action Series: Angela Bassett, “9-1-1” (Fox)
Best Animated Series: “BoJack Horseman” (Netflix)
Best voice actor in animated series: Will Arnett, “BoJack Horseman” (Netflix)
Best Voice Actress in an Animated Series: Kaley Cuoco, “Harley Quinn” (HBO Max)
Best series of superheroes: “The Boys” (Amazon)
Best actor in a series of superheroes: Antony Starr, “The Boys” (Amazon)
Best actress in a series of superheroes: Aya Cash, “The Boys” (Amazon)
Best Horror Series: “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
Best actor in a horror series: Jensen Ackles, “Supernatural” (The CW)
Best Actress in a Horror Series: Jurnee Smollett, “Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy Series: “The Mandalorian” (Disney +)
Best actor in a science fiction / fantasy series: Patrick Stewart, “Star Trek: Picard” (CBS All Access)
Best actress in a science fiction / fantasy series: Natasia Demetriou, “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
Best villain in a series: Antony Starr, “The Boys” (Amazon)